Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-09
POMOLOGICAL.
Meeting of Los Angeles county
society at orange.


At 1880 A. NJ. the President, Hiram
Hamilton, called the meeting to order
After music by the fine silver corne
band of Tustin City, Mr.. Hamilton de-
livered the address of welcome, in th'
absence of Mr.. Hagar. who was caiiee
away on jury duty. Gen. W. "A. fiie
of Monrovia, who was to respond to this
address, was also absent, and Inc re-
sponse of thanks and hopes OF gooo
cheer were happily made by Thomas A.
Carey, of Los Angeles, tenderfoot who
came to Los Angeles in 1852 and has
scent two or three good fortunes in
genealogical experiments in this county.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read by the Secretary, Mr.. F. L. Allies,
and approved. Seventeen individuals
then gave in their names as members of
the society.
Mr.. Byron o. Clark, of Pasadena,
warmly supported the society as valu'
| able medium of communication to every
| man, woman and child in the country.
An adjournment of an hour was then
taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
George Rice, Secretary OF the Orange
Growers Protective Union, failed to put
in an appearance with an essay on
"Orange Growing for Profit" and in
place Of that article the President read
the following poem, by A. F. Kercheval,
of Los Angeles, specially prepared for
the occasion, entitled:
APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER.
Look on this canvas of Nature unrolled.
Stretching In glory from mountain u3d 70 man,
Cleaning and flashing o'er valley and plain!
Look, when the sunrise. with radiant
Gilds the broad landscape with splendor
Shedding Ger all his beneficent rays,
Bathing the earth in glory divine!
Lo! when the esunset encrimsons the skies.
Shedding a halo DER hilltop aud lea,
Fleeing and fading, as memory dies,
Out o'er the wastes of the Occident sea!
Gaze on the homesteads where restfulness
Under the shelter of ,g.tree and vine;
Hark to the song that of happiness tells.
Under the arbor where blossoms entw1ne!
Here in this garden are apples of gold,
Fair and untainted with bitter of gall,
Sweeter by far than the apples of old
That tempted our parents in Eden to fall.
Here is no winter with pitiless cold.
Chilling and freezing the fountains Of life;
Here is no discord DER apples of gold,
Stirring the passions to envy and strife.
Here, in the lap of the soft-sighing coasts,
Vine yards in glory Of purple arrayed,
Richer than treasu res that M 'iaga boaste,
Blush where the mou ntains their footsteps
have stayed.
Softer than Italy, fairer than France,
Grander to vie W tha II the glory of Greece.
stretches in beauty the smiling expanse,
Home of all gladness, and plenty and peace.
Here are all gifts that the Giver of good
Gives to his children, unstinted and tree;
Purple for raiment and nectar for food,
Heediess Of high or of lowly degree.
Ye that dream longingly, hither make
hast,
View our bright "Picture of Silver" un
Enter our Garden of Eden and taste.
All unforbidden, our APPLES Of Gold!"
orange. July 7, 1887.
The poem was received with cheers
by the audience.
The society was then entertained by
a carefully prepared address by Milton
Thomas, of Los Angeles, on the subject
of the
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF FRUIT
GROWING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. Thomas is one of the pioneers in
fruit growing in this section OF the State
and has carefully noted the difference
between the profit Of stock and grain
growing and that of fruit culture, with
the evidence always in favor ct the
latter. Owing to the crowded condition
of the columns Of the HERALD, it is i'm
possible to reproduce all of this valuable
essay in to.day's HERALD. hut twelve.
page edition will be published on Sun.
day to accommodate the essay entire.
Last year his essay was considered OF
such value to the fruit interest that it
was published in the DAILY, WEEKLY
and the ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL HERALD.
At the close of Mr.. Thomas address
a vote of thanks was rendered that gen
tleman for his excellent paper and
copy requested for publication. MIR.
Carey and several other gentlemen
spoke in favor of the essay.
Hiram Hamilton spoke warmly in
favor of orange culture as the most
profitable kind of fruit culture. He
might have known by inquiry that
strawberry culture is now paying four
times the profit of orange culture and
has no trouble of shipment, as there is
a market at home for all produced, and
the boxes for market may be used for
months without renewal. Facts and
figures of this character have been re-
peatedly published in the HERALD, and
vet the "old, old story" must be kept
going that oranges pay better than other
fruit. There are many other kinds of
fruit that pay as we'll or better than
oranges. Southern California is not
limited in paying varieties of fruit but
her varieties that pay are legion.
FAIR IN SEPTEMBER.
Milton Thomas spoke in favor of
fruit fair in Los Angeles to be held by
this society for one week com.
mencng September IL. 1887, and
that as the close of the exhibition such
exhibits as were sound and would bear
transportation should be turned over to
the members of the G.. A. r. who
would take them to their great fair at
st, Louis. A motion was made to that
effect and was seconded eloquently by
President Hamilton. Mr.. Garey and
others and carried unanimously.
The fair is to be held in Hazards Pa
vilion in Los Angeles.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
An Executive Committee was then ap.
pointed to carry out the resolution,
consisting of H. Hamilton, of Orange;
Mayor Workman, of Los Angeles; W.
N. Monroe, of Monrovia; F. K. Willis,
of Downey; w. A. Spalding, A. f.
Kercheval and Milton Thomas, of Los
Angeles. The Committee will meet at
an early day and mature plans for the
Exposition.